Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed

Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed

NEW DELHI – An Indian Air Force trainer aircraft crashed in Madhya Pradeshfollowing a technical failure, the Indian air force said Thursday.

The Indian air force also confirmed that the pilot of the Mirage 2000,Abhilash, was injured in the crash.

“An IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft experienced a technical malfunction during atraining sortie in the central sector this morning. The pilot ejectedsafely. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of theaccident,” the Indian Air Force wrote on official Twitter.

Pictures and videos show plane debris scattered on an empty field inMankabad – around 6 kilometers from Bhind.